Jay LeonardA growing number of industries are being targeted by highly skilled hackers, and it seems that no business is immune, regardless of its size. Google, Facebook, Yale University and even RSA Security, have all fallen victims to security breaches in the past. Unfortunately, the trend is only rising. Cyber attacks shot up a staggering 44% in 2011.
Sophisticated groups of hackers are now after more than money. They’re looking for intelligence, trade secrets and intellectual property that, if exposed, can cripple a business. And they’ll persistently target you until they get it.
Virtual data room provider, Firmex, has released the following infographic to help explain the growing risk of Advanced Persistent Threats, and how spear phishing is being used to trick employees and infiltrate corporate networks.
[Via: Firmex: Virtual Data Rooms]
This article was written for Business 2 Community by Jay Leonard.
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